Recording system for railway-signals.



'1'. J. PYLES.

RECORDING SYSTEM FOR RAILWAY SIGNALS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 7, 1911.

Patented Apr. 9, 1912.

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REGORDIEG SYSTEM LWAY' SIGNALS.

Patented Apr. 9, 1912.

FOR RA AYPLIUATIOH FILED [LP THOMAS J. PYLES, or commmasou'rn CAROLINA.

RECORDING SYSTEM FOR RAILWAYSIGNALSS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 9. 1912.

Application filed April 7, 1911. Serial No. 619,618.

To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, Tnoams J. PrLns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbia, in the county of Richland and State of South Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Recording Systems for Railway-Signals; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full. clear, and enact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertainsto make and use the same. i v

The present invention relates to a system of railway signaling and apparatus there. for whereby the train despatcher is, in his ofiice, apprised of the execution of such orde'rs as he may communicate to the several train operators within his jurisdiction, as to the display or non-display of the danger signal. The invention further proposes an ar rangement whereby the position of the sema-' phore signals is told by an audible signal at the despatchers station, and a permanent record made thereof; and wherein such recording and audible signaling is automatically effected through the actuating of the semaphore operating means.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter claimec, and while the invention is not restricted to the exact details shown and described, still for the purpose of disclosure reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate the same parts in the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a diagrammatic illustration of the system. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view partly in elevation, of the recorder and audible signaling apparatus. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of Fig. 2 with the audible signaling device removed and the casing in section. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3 and looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 5 is a detail view in side elevation of the perforating device, and Fig.6 is a longitudinal. sectional view, partly in elevation, of the circuit closure and associated parts.

The plan of the system consists in a train despatchers station A having electrical connection by the ground and battery wires'B and C respectively, with one or more train operators stations D and at which latter mentioned points are'the usual semaphore signals consisting of poles E and arms F as shown in l. i

Located at the train des 'iat cliei-"s station A are a recorder and audible signaling device for indicating to the dcspatcher the exact position at which the semaphore has been. set and to make a pernmnent record thereof for future reference. Said apparatus is suitably contained within a casing 1 and comprises a movable strip or ribbon 2 wound from a reel or spool 3 to a spool t journaled on shafts 3 and l and passing througl'i a suitable guideway The strip 2 is adapted to have an intermittent movement which is controlled through the semaphore actuating device that closes a circuit through anelertro-nmgnet (3 having a pivotally mounted armature i'. which arnmturc is connected with a bar R that moves within a support 9 and carries at one end a pawl 10 engaging with the teeth of a ratchet wheel ll fixed to rotate with the shaft 4 of the spool 4 to rotate said pool. ratchet wheel .23.. also fixedwith respect to the shaft l. is i-mgagcd by a pawl l-t secured to the easing l and holds the spool 4 normally against reverse movement.

From the foregoing it will be seen that when the clectro-magnet 6 is energized. the means for which will. be presently described,

A second the armature T will. when attracted. actuate the bar 8 and effect the rotation of the spool t through-the medium of the pawl and ratchet engagement (l0 and .11) a distance corresponding to the length of one tooth of said ratchet. Thestrip 2 is adapted to he perforated once each time the electro-ma rnet is energized and to this end a perforatin Fig. which movement ell'ecl's the feeding of the ribbon as already explained. The rod 20 is connected to the disk 18 near the eent r'of said disk whereby said disk is .to titted .to lift the perforating arm from the strip 20 before said strip is advanced. When passing through said casingQt) the rope l i the terminals 3? and 38 of the tires and The striker 24 is provided with a projecting portion 26 that is adapted to he engaged. and

tripped by a finger 27 on the end of the armature 7. The striker Ql'is adapted to be actuated and sound the hell at each ward operation of the armature T as will he evident. 4

The semaphore actuating device consists in the usual chain or rope 28 that passes through a casing 29 secured to the 'scu'nn phore pole E in any suitable manner. in

is wound upon a pulley 30 journulcd (:1 the shaft 31 and provided with a disk 32 having a plurality of radially disposed projections or fingers 33. The several 3 are adapted to successively engage and actuate a lever 3% pivotally mount at on a partition 36 in the casino. fie lver 1) adapted to and break a circ it through C for energizing and deenergizing "h elec tro-inagnet iias will he undestood. The lever 3 is constructed with a hinged joint 89, the purpose whereof oei f o aliow the fingers 33 to m ve in one dlr 1 without closing the circuit.

It is proposed that each of the open ator stations he numbered and to ti.

mounted so that as many of these in may he fitted to the disk to give. the its respective number, thus station ha the number five would have five of fingers and a station numbered six have siX of these numbered fingers and so.

on. When the disk 32 is rotated all of th fingers thereol would act upon the ci 1 closure and close the circuit as many i i as there are lingers, since sucl di designed to he completely rota ed on cacti. operation of its respective semz phore.

ll'hat, l claim l. The combination with a signaling apparatus ot' a recording appu uliis lhcietor comprising a pair 01' join-n; led reels. said reels adaplcd to have a. strip wound thereon: a pivotal v mounted arm lt:t\lll;j peril rating means for said strip; an electro-magnet; an armature for the magnet; a memher connecting the armature with one of said reels and adapted to actuate said reel; a member connecting sai. armature with the perforating arm adjacent the pivotal point thereof and adapted to withdraw said perto'ating means from the strip before said strip is advanced; and electrical connections l iet-.vcen the signaling and recording apparains, snhstantiali described.

Q. The combination with a signaling apparatus of a recording apparatus therefor comprising a casing; a pair of reels journaled in said casing, said reels nda' ted to have. a strip wound thereon; a dis journailed in said casing; an arm mounted on said disk and ha ing perforating means for said strip; an electro-niafrnet; a ratchet wheel secured to rotate with one of said reels; a bar having a pawl connected with the armature and adapted to actuate the winding reel: :1 bar connecting the armature and said disk adjacent the center thereof and adapted to withdraw said perforating means from the strip before said strip is ad vanced; and electrical "onnections between the signaling and recording apparatus, subtantiall y' as described.

3. The combination with a rail my signailing: apparatus. of a recording and announci'h'g apparatus therefor comprising a casing; a pair of reels jourmilcd .in said casing; said reels adapted to have a strip Wound thereon; a plate im'ermcdiate the reels adapted to actuate said strip; a pivotully n1 llnletl arm having a pointed end adapted t "ovate the strip; an elcctroanagnet; an :rmature for the magnet connected with perforating arm and adapted to actuthe same: a ratchet wheel secured v rotate with the winding reel; :1 bar havpawl,connected with the armature and v d to actuate the winding reel; :1 bill connecting the armature and said perforatarm and adapted to withdraw the pointd end of said arm tron. the strip hctore "aid strip is advanced; a hell mounted on the sing; a llY-Oitllly mounted striker or said l: and a 'cr on d armature adapted to engage with and actuate said striker, sub- .elantia ly as descrihod.

in testimony whereof, I atlix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

'llltlliLkS J PYLES.

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